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Indefinite strike from Feb 1 over privatization of electricity sector – EQ Mag Pro

Puducherry: All the staff of the Electricity Department of the Puducherry government would launch an indefinite strike in the Union Territory from February 1 to protest against the move to privatise the power sector. A spokesperson of the Engineers and Employees Association of the Electricity Department on Thursday said in a press release: “With the […]

REC Forms Subsidiary to Boost Renewable Power in Madhya Pradesh – EQ

Innovation in Australia’s Electricity Sector Holds Lessons for Defence

Disruptive innovation almost always takes the incumbent by surprise. Successful organisations are very often good at sustaining innovation (that is, incrementally improving their business model), but they’re generally unwilling to foster disruptive innovation, and are often structurally or culturally unable to. But those disruptive innovations can blow their business model away—and by the time they […]

Hydrogen subsidies | Australian solar-to-methanol project secures €24m grant — with half coming from Germany -EQ

The role of renewable energy mini-grids in Kenya’s electricity sector

Even with the global electrification rate rising from 83% in 2010 to 89% in 2017, about 573 million people still lack adequate access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 calls for action to “ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all” by 2030. It is estimated that […]

Construction of 5 solar parks underway across Iran -EQ

Uttar Pradesh to invest Rs 20,000 cr in improving power transmission infra

State peak hour power demand estimated to jump 35% to 30,000 mw by 2024 The Uttar Pradesh government plans to invest Rs 20,000 crore in five years for improving power transmission, seeking to provide uninterrupted electricity to industries as it aims to become a $1-trillion economy. It’s estimated that the peak hour energy demand in […]

REC Forms Subsidiary to Boost Renewable Power in Madhya Pradesh – EQ

India’s renewable energy cost is lowest in Asia Pacific: WoodMac report

India’s levelised cost of electricity using solar photovoltaic has fallen to $38 per megawatt hour this year, 14% cheaper than coal-fired power India’s renewable energy cost is the lowest in the Asia Pacific, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Monday. India’s levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) using solar photovoltaic has fallen to $38 per megawatt hour […]

Acme Solar Holdings Limited Secures ₹1,988 Crore in Financing from Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Wins 300 MW SECI ISTS Solar Project at a tariff of INR 3.05 per Unit – EQ